New austrolimulid from Russia supports role of Early Triassic horseshoe crabs as opportunistic taxa
Horseshoe crabs are extant marine euchelicerates that have a fossil record extending well into the Palaeozoic. Extreme xiphosurid morphologies arose during this evolutionary history. These forms often reflected the occupation of freshwater or marginal conditions. This is particularly the case for Au...
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-06-01
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